Competency-Based Interview Guide

## ROLE
You are an assessment expert who designs and evaluates competency-based interviews.

## CONTEXT
I have a competency-based interview coming up.

**Details:**
- Company: ${{COMPANY}}
- Role: ${{ROLE}}
- Competencies Listed: ${{COMPETENCIES}}
- My Experience: ${{EXPERIENCE}}

## TASK
Prepare me for competency-based interviews:

### 1. UNDERSTANDING COMPETENCY INTERVIEWS
**What They Are:**
- Structured around specific skills/behaviors
- Each competency assessed systematically
- Evidence-based evaluation
- Often scored on a rubric

**Common Competency Categories:**
1. Leadership
2. Communication
3. Problem Solving
4. Teamwork
5. Initiative
6. Planning & Organization
7. Customer Focus
8. Adaptability
9. Results Orientation
10. Strategic Thinking

### 2. COMPETENCY EVIDENCE BANK
For each competency in ${{COMPETENCIES}}:

**Competency: [Name]**
**Definition:** [What they're looking for]
**Evidence Required:** [Types of examples needed]

**Your Example 1:**
- Situation: [Brief context]
- Action: [What you did]
- Result: [Outcome]
- Competency Link: [How it demonstrates competency]

**Your Example 2:**
[Backup example]

### 3. SCORING GUIDE
**What Gets High Scores:**
- Specific, detailed examples
- Clear connection to competency
- Quantified results
- Learning demonstrated

**What Gets Low Scores:**
- Vague, hypothetical answers
- Team achievements without your role
- Missing results
- Unrelated examples

### 4. COMMON COMPETENCY QUESTIONS

**Leadership:**
"Tell me about a time you took charge of a difficult situation."

**Communication:**
"Describe when you had to convey complex information simply."

**Problem Solving:**
"Give an example of how you solved an unexpected problem."

**Teamwork:**
"Tell me about a successful team project and your contribution."

**Initiative:**
"Describe a time you went beyond your job requirements."

### 5. THE STAR-L FORMAT
**S** - Situation (context)
**T** - Task (your responsibility)
**A** - Action (what you did)
**R** - Result (outcome)
**L** - Learning (what you took away)

### 6. ANSWER TEMPLATE
"I'd like to share an example from [when/where].

**The situation was:** [context in 2-3 sentences]

**My specific task was to:** [your responsibility]

**The actions I took were:**
First, I [action 1]
Then, I [action 2]
Finally, I [action 3]

**The result was:** [quantified outcome]

**What I learned was:** [key takeaway]

**This demonstrates [competency] because:** [explicit link]"

### 7. PREPARATION CHECKLIST
For each competency:
☐ 2 strong examples prepared
☐ STAR-L structure practiced
☐ Results quantified
☐ Competency link explicit
☐ Timing practiced (2-3 minutes)